The innovative Nemesis System created unique personal stories through procedurally-generated enemies who remember every encounter and are differentiated by their personality, strengths and weaknesses.Middle-earth: Shadow of Warexpands this innovation with the introduction of Followers who bring about entirely new stories of loyalty, betrayal and revenge. The Nemesis System is also expanded to create a unique personal world through Nemesis fortresses, which allows players to utilize different strategies to conquer dynamic strongholds and create personalized worlds with their unique Orc army.

An important aspect of the Nemesis System now comes in forging, customizing and leading your own army of unique Orc Followers against the fortresses of Mordor. Players can attack and defend fortresses throughout the single player main story campaign and also attack other player’s fortresses through Online Conquests. Players can forge their army by dominating Orcs in the open world while encountering them as part of Orc society, and players can acquire Orcs and other items through the Market (in-game store).

Through theMarket, players can purchaseLoot Chests,War Chests,XP BoostsandBundles(accessed only with an internet connection).

Loot Chestscontain Gear (weapons and armor) of varying rarity. Equipping and upgrading these weapons and armor enhance Talion’s character abilities. Loot Chests can also contain XP Boosts that help level up Talion faster.

War Chestsprovide Orc Followers of varying rarity to help forge a strong army. They can also contain Training Orders to level up and customize Orc Followers.

XP Boostsare consumables that help level up Talion faster.

Bundlespackage up Loot Chests, War Chests and Boosts together at a great value.

To purchase these items, players can spendMirianorGoldthroughout the game as one progresses.Mirianis a type of in-game currency that can be acquired by:

Defeating Treasure Orcs

Destroying Gear for Mirian

Destroying Orc Followers for Gear (which can be destroyed for Mirian)

Finding Mirian stashes throughout the game

Goldis another form of in-game currency that can be used to get higher level Loot Chests, War Chests, Boosts and Bundles of the aforementioned content. Gold can be acquired by:

• Purchasing through the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store or by adding to your Steam Wallet using real money.• Awarded in small amounts at specific milestones.• Awarded for participating in community challenges.

Please note: No content in the game is gated by Gold. All content can be acquired naturally through normal gameplay.

Do you need an internet connection to play the game?

The single player main story campaign is fully playable offline, including the Shadow Wars mode. An internet connection is only required to access the online modes, including Online Conquests and Online Vendettas, and the Market.

What is Mirian and how do I earn it?

Mirian is a form of in-game currency that players earn by playing the game. Along with Gold, Mirian can be used to purchase Loot Chests and War Chests from the Market. Mirian can be acquired by:

Defeating Treasure Orcs

Destroying Gear for Mirian

Destroying Orc Followers for Gear (which can be destroyed for Mirian)

Finding Mirian stashes throughout the game

What is Gold and how do I earn it?

Gold is a form of in-game currency awarded in small amounts at specific milestones and for participating in community challenges. It can also be purchased for real money through the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store and by adding funds to your Steam Wallet. Along with Mirian, Gold can be used to purchase Loot Chests, War Chests and Boosts from the Market.

What can I get with Gold?

Along with Mirian, players can use Gold to purchase Loot Chests that contain Gear for Talion (weapons and armor), War Chests that provide Orcs for your army of Followers and Boosts that help level up Talion faster.

Do I have to pay for Gold?

No, Gold is awarded in small amounts at specific milestones and for participating in community challenges. It can also be purchased through the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store and by adding funds to your Steam Wallet using real money. Everything a player can buy with Gold can also be earned in the game over time for free, but Gold gives players the option to acquire these items immediately. No Gold purchases are necessary to enjoy the complete game experience. The main story campaign and progression have been balanced and tuned based on the player being offline.

What do you mean when you say Gold can save time?

By simply engaging with the world and playing throughMiddle-earth: Shadow of War, you earn items like Gear for Talion and unique Orcs for your army. These are the same items that are found in the Market within Loot Chests and War Chests. Gold merely allows you to get your hands on them immediately, cutting down some of the additional time that would have been spent winning more battles, tracking nemeses, completing quests and assaulting fortresses.

Does Gold give me an advantage in the game?

No, Gold does not give you any advantage over other players. A player who invests enough time can progress the same amount and have access to the same content as a player who purchases Gold. Gold is not required to progress or advance in the game at all.

What are Online Conquests and Online Vendettas?

Online Conquests is a new mode where player’s fortresses are shared online and other players can assault them.

Online Vendettas is an update to the mode fromMiddle-earth:Shadow of Mordorwhere players can pursue Orcs within their friend’s world in order to avenge them.

Both of these modes require an internet connection.

If players attack your fortresses during Online Conquests, can you lose your Orcs or fortresses?

While your personal fortresses and Followers are available for other players to attack in Online Conquests, your Followers are not killed or removed if your fortress is defeated.

Are there unique items in the market purchased using Gold that you can’t get through normal play?

No, all of the aforementioned items can be earned playing through the game. Gold merely allows you to get your hands on them immediately.

War Chests in the future

Many people are upset with micro-transactions, but I see no problem with them AS OF RIGHT NOW. They are currently in GOOD STATE and I urge you not to change them. Do not fall for the temptation that Call of Duty fell for and ruined it's franchise with, please do not force us to spend actual money on things that we can't normally come across such as special weapon effects that don't occur in the game or things like that. I have no problem with using micro-transactions to boost through gameplay, but beware, there will likely be much backlash if you go down the road that Call of Duty set itself upon...

Re: A question to recent stream

From what I saw it appeared to be something that you could do without internet, it was bought with miriam, something you can get and buy things with normally in game without miriam. I guess it would be comparable to if you can buy supply drops in Call of Duty: BO3 without internet. Thats just my guess tho don't quote me on any of that XD

War Chests in the future

Many people are upset with micro-transactions, but I see no problem with them AS OF RIGHT NOW. They are currently in GOOD STATE and I urge you not to change them. Do not fall for the temptation that Call of Duty fell for and ruined it's franchise with, please do not force us to spend actual money on things that we can't normally come across such as special weapon effects that don't occur in the game or things like that. I have no problem with using micro-transactions to boost through gameplay, but I would be quite upset if you were to add pay walls somewhere in there along the line. Thank you guys so much for making this game though, HUGE shadow of mordor fan-B

Re: War Chests in the future

Cod was not put down by micro-transactions dissatisfaction, but howrepetitive and copy paste it was. I do not support micro-transactions in AAA title, only free mmo. I don't think Game benefits from using them.

Re: Introducing the Market

Will there be a feature to "share" your favorite Orcs, so that they appear in the markets place for other people / friends, who can then buy said Orcs? Perhaps even distinct between buying said Orc cosmeticly or wholly.

Re: The Game currency, latest stream question.

@MonolithJared so if you're level 10 and you got a Mithril War Chest which is suppose to be level 40+ Legendary Orcs,

So those Legendary Orcs do they come out as level 10 as well like you or how does this work if they are suppose to be the same level as you? Or do you have to be level 40+ before you can use these Orcs in your Army

Also I know you guys haven't talk about it yet but the pre-order Orcs are also all Legendary as well so how will that work as well too